Living Right

Day 34

Reading: Lev. 18:1-Lev. 20:27

Life will pull in many directions. I have a responsibility to stand against the worldly tide and stand firm on the principles and precepts of the Word. God expects me to keep His commandments irrespective of the environment. Lord, help my heart lean towards your Word alone.

Sexual purity is of concern to God. The immorality of today, the lewdness of the generations today is concerning to God. God specifically tells the children not to take the habits of the world. The world today is undergoing a change and the standards that were held as right are no longer looked up to but rather frowned upon.  Sex has been sold everywhere and God never intended for this to be the case. As I read this portion of scripture it became clear to me that my attitudes towards relationships need to be aligned with God's views. 

Have you thought about the effects of all this immorality? As I heard that question within myself it dawned on me that the world is having the contractions of God's judgement as we have really become like Sodom and Gomorrah. I once heard a preacher say that if God doesn't deal with this generation He would need to apologise to Sodom and Gomorrah. Charles, you are required to uphold the Word of God.  God told the children of Israel that one reason He was giving them the land was that the peoples who lived there before had defiled themselves because of the sexual sin. God told them that sexual sin would throw them out of the land. May God have mercy and make a way for you and me. 

Honouring parents is critical to God. God commanded that parents were to be honoured and in the same breath stated that the Sabbath was to be kept and idols were not to be worshipped. God is to be worshipped and Him alone. The 19th chapter of Leviticus is similar to the Exodus 20 where we were introduced to the Ten Commandments. One of the laws that struck me in this chapter was the instruction to leave some of the harvest on the vineyard for the poor and stranger. Today's world doesn't see the value of leaving a portion of produce for the poor or stranger. Imagine if we did! How would our communities be stronger?

The law prohibited divination and soothsaying. Tattoos were disallowed as this was a cutting of the flesh which would involve blood. Notice that the instruction about tattoos followed the instruction on blood. Context is always important when looking at scripture. 

Today believers are seeking for prophetic indicators in a manner that almost reduces the gifted to mediums. Lord help me to hear Your voice clearly.  Honesty in everything. God is a God of Justice and in the law, He valued justice in all things from measurements to life.

Offering your body to an idol resulted in death. Today the believer needs to rededicate themselves to God and ask for mercy for many of us have turned the gifting into a money minting scheme whereas believers have stopped seeking God for guidance. 

Disobedience to the law would result in the children of God being banished out of the land of inheritance. As I have read this portion of scripture, my heart has been convicted of a need for repentance to God for sin. The need to cry for mercy to prevail over my life, my family, nation and the world is greater than ever. 

Memory Verse: Lev. 19:17-18

Decree:

Father, I come before knowing that You are the God of Mercy. I repent of my sins and the sins of the family, and nation. Lord, today I yield my life to You alone. Take my life and sanctify me for You alone. Break every soul tie in my life. Cleanse me of all sin by the BLood of the Lamb. Today I stand free because the Blood speaks for me, family and nation. Mercy will prevail over judgement in Jesus name. Amen.